KOHLER, Wis. (AP) — Union workers have overwhelmingly approved a new contract ending a monthlong strike against the Kohler Company in Wisconsin. Union officials say the tentative agreement was supported by 91 percent of the 1,846 employees who voted Wednesday. Workers will return to their jobs Thursday morning. The strike began November 15th at the privately held maker of plumbing products, cabinets, furniture and other items. Under the agreement, employees […]
The state Department of Transportation says new data supports a Highway 23 expansion project between Fond du Lac and Plymouth. A report filed in federal court defends the methodology and includes a study that the DOT says supports expansion of the highway to four lanes. The DOT says adding passing lanes may meet some traffic demands, but lacks safety measures and would reduce travel time. The land-use group 1000 Friends […]
Due to unprecedented demand, HealthCare.gov announced that it would be extending the first deadline to Thursday, December 17 at 11:59pm PST for people looking to enroll in coverage effective January 1. The days leading up to the December 15 deadline saw a surge in consumer demand. HealthCare.gov CEO Kevin Counihan released the following statement: “Because of the unprecedented demand and volume of consumers contacting our call center or visiting HealthCare.gov, […]
For the past few years Fond du Lac police have been training for a situation they hope they never have to deal with again…an active shooter. Fond du Lac police chief Bill Lamb says all officers regardless of rank or assignment have received extensive training in the use of tactical equipment and several officers have received highly advanced training in areas related to active shooter response. The chief says the […]
Its official, a violent sex offender from Milwaukee County will not be coming to Fond du Lac County. At a hearing Wednesday a Milwaukee County Circuit judge ordered that Clint Rhymes would not be placed in a town of Eldorado home . On Monday the state Department of Health Services had said they were withdrawing their supervised released plan after the Eldorado town board passed an ordinance that the township […]
The decision to reverse a controversial supervised release plan for a violent sex offender may have been influenced by the governor’s office. That’s what Republican state representative Michael Schraa told the town of Eldorado chairman this week. "The DHS secretary is under the auspices of the governor's office, so people can make their own conclusions," Schraa told WFDL news. "I think there were enough phone calls made. I think the […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have filed murder and attempted first-degree homicide charges against the man arrested in a hostage standoff at a Wisconsin motorcycle shop. One man died and a police officer was injured after a bullet bounced off his helmet in the four-hour standoff Dec. 5 at Eagle Nation Cycles in Neenah. According to an amended criminal complaint, Brian Flatoff was charged Wednesday. Flatoff's attorney, Colleen Bradley, hasn't returned […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the state Senate's judiciary committee has rejected a call for a hearing on allegations of inmate abuse at Wisconsin's youth prison. The committee's two Democrats — Lena Taylor and Fred Risser — sent a letter to Chairman Van Wanggaard on Wednesday requesting a hearing on allegations of abuse at the Copper Lake/Lincoln Hills School in Irma. Word broke last week that the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill that rewrites Wisconsin's campaign finance law. It's one of two major bills Walker signed Wednesday. The other eliminated the state's nonpartisan state elections board. The campaign finance changes include doubling the limit for individual campaign contributions and eliminating a requirement that donors giving more than $100 identify their employer. It also allows, for the first time, corporate […]